Windows 10 Update: What does patch KB5016616 bring?

On August 10, 2022By Garmin Philip

Patch day in August

For Windows 10 there are updates in August. What does patch KB5016616 bring to the current version? We give a short overview!

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There is a new update for Windows 10. Patch KB5016616 is available via settings or is already being downloaded and installed in the background. The patch brings the Windows 10 variants 20H2 Server, 21H1 and 21H2 to the build numbers 19042.1889, 19043.1889 and 19044.1889. We summarize what features, changes, and bug fixes are included.

As one of the few items for patch KB5016616 for Windows 10, Microsoft first lists a bug fix for printing processes. Duplications in the queue could occur when transferring files. An existing printer problem where duplicates appear in the device settings is still listed as a known error.

Then Microsoft names a problem that has been appearing since June and can affect devices with settings for multiple regions. A corresponding change of language via the information area was not possible. A fix has been rolled out automatically since the beginning of August if you had obtained the latest optional patch. Also read our Windows 10 news about the bug fix.

As a third and last point, Microsoft generally lists security updates that are reserved for patch day downloads and are deliberately left out in optional patches. Like security expert Brian Krebs summarizes on his blog, Microsoft addresses a total of over 141 security gaps in August. Patches come for the Microsoft Support Diagnostics Tool, Exchange Server and for Active Directory Domain Services, among others.

With the known errors in Windows 10, there are a few new entries or problems that the Redmond company is actively working on. In addition to the printer duplicates can noisy patch logs Freeze edge tabs in Internet Explorer mode. The XPS viewer app also has problems with XML documents.